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Op Art

OP ART STYLE

The Op art movement emerged in the 1960s, mirroring the counterculture of the time in its embrace of visual trickery, graphic shapes and bright colors.

Spreading across Europe and the Americas, the style — whose name is short for “optical art” — influenced advertising, fashion and interior design before fading in the early ’70s.

Op art remained significant, however, for artists and scientists interested in the nature of perception. And today, it’s seeing a resurgence of interest from collectors and interior designers.

Op artists played with the principles of perception, manipulating line, shape, patterns and color to create the illusion of depth and movement. They drew on and evolved methods developed by past movements, from Impressionism to Abstract Expressionism, to produce intense visual experiences.

All the Op artists shared a focus on the gap between what is and what we perceive. Each, however, had a distinct approach to the issue and a unique visual style.

On 1stDibs, find a collection of Op art that includes works by Josef Albers, Bridget Riley, Jesús Rafael Soto and more.

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Style: Op Art
Untitled 25, Abstract Op Art Screenprint by David Roth
Located in Long Island City, NY
This screenprint was created by American artist David Roth. Roth's images are proportioned according to a strict mathematical formula - the pictures are composed according to horizon...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Split Infinity #B6S, Abstract Screenprint by Herbert Aach
Located in Long Island City, NY
This serigraph was created by German Op artist Herbert Aach. Aach's prints play with geometry and form, and trick the viewer's eyes by juxtaposing bright neon colors. This print is s...
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1980s Op Art

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Screen

Swiss Artist Large Color Symphony Silkscreen Serigraph Print Kinetic Op Art
Located in Surfside, FL
Hand signed and numbered from edition of 90 Jakob Weder, (Switzerland, 1906-1990) Swiss color/music kinetic artist. known for his oil and tempera painting ...
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20th Century Op Art

Materials

Lithograph, Screen

John F. Kennedy / Abraham Lincoln, Op Art Screenprint by Yvaral
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Jean-Pierre Vasarely - "Yvaral" French (1934 - 2002) Title: John F. Kennedy / Abraham Lincoln Year: circa 1979 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 14...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Doric Game XX, Geometric Abstract Screenprint by Evelyn B. Johnson
Located in Long Island City, NY
Doric Game XX Evelyn B. Johnson Date: circa 1980 Screenprint, signed, numbered and titled in pencil Edition of 7/25 Image Size: 38 x 28.5 inches Size: 41.5 x 29.5 in. (105.41 x 74.93...
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1980s Op Art

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Screen

Highway, Pop Art Screenprint by Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Clarence Holbrook Carter, American (1904 - 2000) Title: Highway Year: 1979 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 200 Image Size: 30 x 22 inches Paper Si...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Hat-VI Op Art Print
Located in Austin, TX
Victor Vasarely offset lithograph print 16 ⅛ x 16 inches About the Artist: Victor Vasarely (1906-1997) stands as a pioneering force in the realm of Op Art, heralded for his groundb...
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20th Century Op Art

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Offset

Probe, OP Art Silkscreen by Roy Ahlgren
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Roy Ahlgren, American (1927 - 2011) Title: Probe Year: 1973 Medium: Silkscreen, signed, titled and numbered in pencil Edition: AP Image Size: 17 x 17 inches Size: 20 in. x 20...
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1960s Op Art

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Screen

Concatenation, OP Art Screenprint by Roy Ahlgren
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Roy Ahlgren, American (1927 - 2011) Title: Concatination Year: 1970 Medium: Silkscreen, signed, titled and numbered in pencil Edition: 150 Image Size: 18 x 18 inches Size: 2...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Hydra, OP Art Screenprint by Roy Ahlgren
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hydra Roy Ahlgren, American (1927–2011) Date: 1980 Screenprint, signed, numbered, dated, and titled in pencil Edition of 17/50 Image Size: 17 x 23 inches Size: 20 x 26 in. (50.8 x 66...
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1980s Op Art

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Screen

Marathon Man, OP Art silkscreen by Roy Ahlgren
Located in Long Island City, NY
Marathon Man Roy Ahlgren, American (1927–2011) Date: 1979 Screenprint, signed, numbered, dated, and titled in pencil Edition of 125 Image Size: 23 x 17 in...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Diamond, Op Art Geometric Abstract Screenprint by Roy Ahlgren
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Roy Ahlgren, American (1927 - 2011) Title: Diamond Year: 1970 Edition: AP Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Image Size: 17 x 17 inches Size: 20 x 20 in. (50.8 ...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Annual Edition, 1994
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Annual Edition, 1994 Screen print, 1994 Signed and dated in pencil by the artist. Small edition Dedicated in pencil by the artist "For Bart and Ann" Created as a gift to the artist'...
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1990s Op Art

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Screen

Inca, Op Art Screenprint by Roy Ahlgren
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Roy Ahlgren, American (1927 - 2011) Title: Inca Year: 1984 Medium: Screenprint, signed, numbered, titled, and dated in pencil Edition: 150 Size: 30 x 22 in. (76.2 x 55.88 cm)
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Green v. 2, Geometric Abstract Screenprint by Babe Shapiro
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Babe Shapiro, American (1937 - 2016) Title: Green v. 2 Year: 1972 Medium: Silkscreen, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 75 Image Size: 28 x 28 inches Size: 35 x 35...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Limited Edition Architecture Kinetic Op Art Screen Print Lithograph Pol Bury
Located in Surfside, FL
Pol Bury (Belgian, 1922-2005) screen print Hand signed and numbered 27/ 62 in pencil Dimensions: 17.5 X 24.25 inches. (sheet size) Provenance: Published by Lefebre Gallery, New York. lithographie en couleurs. Signées et numérotées 27/62. This is just for the print. the title sheet is just included for reference. Pol Bury (1922 – 2005) was a Belgian sculptor who began his artistic career as a painter in the Jeune Peintre Belge (along with Willy Anthoons, James Ensor, Odette Collon, Pierre Alechinsky, Jo Delahaut and Jean Rets...
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1960s Op Art

Materials

Lithograph, Screen

CARLOS CRUZ-DÍEZ - CHROMOINTERFERENCE MANIPULABLE CARIBE. Op Art Limited edition
Located in Madrid, Madrid
CARLOS CRUZ-DÍEZ - CHROMOINTERFERENCE MANIPULABLE CARIBE Date of creation: 2014 Medium: Screen print on plexiglass Edition: 99 Size: 40 x 35 x 10 cm Condition: In perfect conditions,...
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2010s Op Art

Materials

Plexiglass, Screen

Flirt, OP Art Screenprint by Arthur Boden
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Arthur Boden Title: Flirt Year: circa 1970 Medium: Serigraph on Canvas, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: AP Size: 31 x 36 in. (78.74 x 91.44 cm)
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Blue Composition - Screen Print by Victor Debach - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Screen print on paper realized by Victor Debach in 1970s. Hand signed and numbered in pencil. Edition of 100. Excellent condition.
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Violet Composition - Screen Print by Victor Debach - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Screen print on paper realized by Victor Debach in 1970s. Hand signed and numbered in pencil. Edition of 100. Very good condition.
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Orange Composition - Screen Print by Victor Debach - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Screen print on paper realized by Victor Debach in 1970s. Hand signed and numbered in pencil. Edition of 100. Excellent condition.
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Silver Composition - Screen Print by Victor Debach - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Screen print on paper realized by Victor Debach in 1970s. Hand signed and numbered in pencil. Edition of 100. Excellent condition.
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Yellow Composition - Screen Print by Victor Debach - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Screen print realized by Victor Debach in 1970s. Hand signed and numbered in pencil. Edition of 100.
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Eternal Vigilance, Op Art Screenprint by Roy Ahlgren
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Roy Ahlgren, American (1927 - 2011) Title: Eternal Vigilance Year: 1975 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 60 Size: 26 x 20 in. (66.04 x 50.8 cm)
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

FELIPE PANTONE - CHROMADYNA MICAP #5 Op Art Abstract Street Art Black Modern
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Felipe Pantone CHROMADYNA MICAP #5 Date of creation: 2020 Medium: Lithograph on paper Edition : 30 Size: 75.5 x 55.5 cm Condition: New, in mint condition and never framed Lithograph ...
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2010s Op Art

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Michael Dal Cerro, Entryway, 2020, Linocut, Urban Landscape, Modern
Located in Darien, CT
Michael Dal Cerro's prints could be seen as imaginary architectural proposals. He takes satisfaction in taking something that is supposed to be exact...
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2010s Op Art

Materials

Ink, Archival Paper, Linocut

CARLOS CRUZ-DÍEZ - CROMOVELA TRIPTYCH 13. Limited edition sculpture. Op Art
Located in Madrid, Madrid
CARLOS CRUZ-DÍEZ - CROMOVELA TRIPTYCH 13 Date of creation: 2018 Medium: Polychrome ceramic Edition: 8 Size: 60 x 50 x 13 cm Condition: In mint condition This beautiful sculpture con...
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2010s Op Art

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Ceramic

Christian Roeckenschuss, Strukturen, Relieffs, Engramme - Portfolio of Prints
Located in Hamburg, DE
Christian Roeckenschuss (German, 1929-2011) Strukturen, Relieffs, Engramme, 1973 Medium: Portfolio of 5 screenprints on paper (two with folds, as issued), 1 screenprint on plexiglass...
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20th Century Op Art

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Screen

CSW 2024.2 (coral orange vibrant grid painting on wood optical fine lines)
Located in Quebec, Quebec
The series "Mångatas" explores the marriage of chance-derived gestures with exacting grid geometry. Built upon a multilayered convergence of aerosol painting and hard-edge technique...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Op Art

Materials

Spray Paint, Acrylic

CSW 2024.3 (Crimson red veiled echoes color-field grid painting on wood)
Located in Quebec, Quebec
The series "CSW" explores the marriage of chance-derived gestures with exacting grid geometry. Built upon a multilayered convergence of airbrush painting and hard-edge techniques on...
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21st Century and Contemporary Op Art

Materials

Spray Paint, Acrylic

Victor Vasarely, Untitled (Spiegel 70) - Signed Screenprint, Op Art, 1970
Located in Hamburg, DE
Victor Vasarely (Hungarian-French, 1906–1997) Untitled (Spiegel 70), 1970 Medium: Screenprint on paper Dimensions: 83 x 62 cm Edition of 150: Hand-signed and numbered in pencil
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20th Century Op Art

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Screen

JALONS VI
Located in Aventura, FL
Serigraph on paper from Jalons portfolio. Hand signed and numbered by the artist. Image size 25.75 x 24.5 inches. Sheet size 33.25 x 29.75 inches. From the main edition of 250. Add...
Category

1980s Op Art

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Paper, Screen

JALONS VI
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Frost and decimals 2023.1 (small blue abstract wood dark minimalist painting)
Located in Quebec, Quebec
The series "Frost and Decimals" explores the marriage of color Fields with exacting geometry. Built upon a multilayered convergence of aerosol painting and hard-edge techniques on wo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Op Art

Materials

Spray Paint, Acrylic

Sunburst, Acrylic on Paper by Jules Engel
Located in Long Island City, NY
Sunburst Jules Engel Hungarian/American (1909–2003) Date: 1970 Acrylic on Paper Size: 18 x 12 in. (45.72 x 30.48 cm)
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1970s Op Art

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Acrylic

Bridget Riley Hand Signed Offset lithograph print UK, Abstraction British Op Art
Located in New York, NY
Bridget Riley Flashback (Hand Signed), 2009 Offset Lithograph (hand signed by Bridget Riley) 27 × 27 inches Boldly signed in black marker on the front by Bridget Riley Unframed Signe...
Category

Early 2000s Op Art

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Square Variables IX
Located in Surfside, FL
Early graphic work by the photographer Todd Smith during his period at Pratt Institute in the early 1970s. Edition of 250, unsigned and unnumbered, as issued.
Category

1970s Op Art

Materials

Lithograph

Pieces Falling into Place - Geometric Op-Art in Acrylic on Canvas (Triptych)
Located in Soquel, CA
Pieces Falling into Place - Geometric Op-Art in Acrylic on Canvas (Triptych) This geometric triptych by Ralph Berko (American, b. 1950) features vividly colored prisms suspended ove...
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Late 20th Century Op Art

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Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars

Mangata 3 (small scale gold grid painting abstract wood contemporary op art)
Located in Quebec, Quebec
The series "Mångatas" explores the marriage of chance-derived gestures with exacting grid geometry. Built upon a multilayered convergence of aerosol painting and hard-edge technique...
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21st Century and Contemporary Op Art

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Spray Paint, Acrylic

Op Art Bowl for Hirshhorn Museum, Limited Edition 1970s glazed enamel and metal
Located in New York, NY
Richard Anuszkiewicz Op Art Bowl for Hirshhorn Museum, 1976 Glazed Enamel on Metal Bowl. Artists Signature Fired in Plate Anuszkiewicz' signature fired onto the underside of bowl Lim...
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1970s Op Art

Materials

Metal, Enamel

Reverse Sunsets, Abstract Blurry Gradient, Mauve to Yellow, Giclée Print Diptych
Located in Barcelona, ES
Reverse Sunsets is a vibrant Giclée print that explores the emotional resonance of color through soft, seamless transitions of mauve, purple, and yellow tones. This abstract diptych ...
Category

2010s Op Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Giclée

"Editions Lahumiere 88 bd. de Courceles" 1974 Vintage Op Art Lithograph Colorful
Located in Austin, TX
Vintage poster lithograph by Victor Vasarely advertising an exhibit Galerie Luhumiere in Paris. The print features a an Op Art composition featuring a grid pattern of repeated squar...
Category

20th Century Op Art

Materials

Lithograph

Banya, 1964 Vintage Abstract Op Art Screen Print Serigraph
Located in Surfside, FL
Screen print square, inscribed 'Vasarely' at bottom, hung diagonally, sides of the square 23 1/2 x 23 1/2 (59.5 x 59.5); as hung, 33 x 33 (84 x 84). VICTOR VASARELY (1908-1997) In...
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20th Century Op Art

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Screen

Untitled [Wave] -- Screen Print, Stripes, Lines, Op Art by Bridget Riley
Located in London, GB
Untitled [Wave], 1975 Bridget Riley Screenprint in colours, on wove Signed, dated and numbered from the edition of 400 Printed by Graham Henderson, London Published by Galerie Beyel...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Cascadia 4 (grid painting abstract wood contemporary vivid colors optical art)
Located in Quebec, Quebec
In Melisa’s optical and pulsating compositions, the natural world acts as blue-print while she explores the notion of the sublime through blur and precision. The artist develops an a...
Category

2010s Op Art

Materials

Spray Paint, Wood Panel

Topaze noir négatif
Located in PARIS, FR
Matt acrylic-painted wood relief Éditions Denise Rene Paris Edition n° 37/50, Signed. Presented at the exhibition “Vasarely - Le partage des Formes”, in 2019 at the Centre Pompidou. ...
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1960s Op Art

Materials

Wood, Acrylic

Horizon Original Op Art Painting
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Horizon Original Op Art Painting 1978 Artist signed and dated. Marko Spalatin (American, Born 1945). An original Modern Abstract Op-Art oil painting on canvas. Titled "Horizon". Featuring colors of white, yellow, orange, green, purple, and blue. Signed and dated 1978 with title on verso. Mounted on wood stretcher. Provenance: 11/10/2007 Ivey-Selkirk Auction, LOT 775. PERMANENT COLLECTIONS Musée d'Art Moderne — Paris, France Museum of Modern Art — New York, New York Tate Gallery — London, England Bibliothèque National — Paris, France Victoria & Albert Museum — London, England Library of Congress — Washington, D.C. Museum of Contemporary Art — Chicago, Illinois Metropolitan Museum — Manila, Philippines Philadelphia Museum of Art — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania The Butler Institute of American Art — Youngstown, Ohio Museum of Modern Art — Belgrade, Yugoslavia Milwaukee Art Museum...
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1970s Op Art

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Victor Vasarely "Axo-Charga" Hand-Signed Limited Edition Serigraph, Framed
Located in Miami, FL
"AXO-CHARGA" BY VICTOR VASARELY (1906-1997) Serigraph on Black Paper ⚜ Signed ⚜ Numbered ⚜ Framed A VISIONARY MASTERWORK OF OP ART "Axo-Charga" is a striking original serigraph by V...
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1970s Op Art

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Screen, Paper

Image-miroir (Mirror Image), 1965
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Created in 1965, this sculpture is hand signed by Victor Vasarely (1906 – 1997) in black ink on one of the aluminum panels in the lower right (nearest to the center cross-section); f...
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1960s Op Art

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Metal

FELIPE PANTONE - CHROMADYNA MICAP #3 Op Art Abstract Street Art Black Modern
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Felipe Pantone CHROMADYNA MICAP #3 Date of creation: 2020 Medium: Lithograph on paper Edition: 30 Size: 75.5 x 55.5 cm Condition: New, in mint condition and never framed Lithograph o...
Category

2010s Op Art

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Oscillation I, Rainbow OP Screenprint by James Norman
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: James Norman, American (1927 - 2011) Title: Oscillation I Year: 1980 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 35/95 Image Size: 10 x 33 inches Size: 25 x 3...
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1980s Op Art

Materials

Screen

"VAAR" Op Art Offset Lithograph Print
Located in Austin, TX
Offset lithograph print by Victor Vasarely 16 ⅛ x 16 inches About the Artist: Victor Vasarely (1906-1997) stands as a pioneering force in the realm of Op Art, heralded for his grou...
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20th Century Op Art

Materials

Offset

CARLOS CRUZ-DÍEZ - CROMOVELA 17. Limited edition sculpture. Op Art, Modern
Located in Madrid, Madrid
CARLOS CRUZ-DÍEZ - CROMOVELA 17 Date of creation: 2018 Medium: Polychrome ceramic Edition: 20 Size: 62 x 21 x 16 cm Condition: In mint condition This beautiful sculpture of 62 cm he...
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2010s Op Art

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Ceramic

FELIPE PANTONE - CHROMADYNA MICAP #1 Op Art Abstract Street Art Black Modern
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Felipe Pantone CHROMADYNA MICAP #1 Date of creation: 2020 Medium: Lithograph on paper Edition number: 24/30 Size: 75.5 x 55.5 cm Condition: New, in mint condition and never framed Li...
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2010s Op Art

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Paper, Lithograph

Piano Keys Rock -- 2023
Located in Mc Lean, VA
EMBEDDED MESSAGES / TERMS Sing us the song, you’re the piano man / Sing us a song tonight / Well, we’re all in the mood for a melody / And you’ve got us feelin’ alright - BILLY JOEL...
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2010s Op Art

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Other Medium

THEZ, Victor Vasarely
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Victor Vasarely (1908-1997) Title: THEZ Year: 1982 Medium: Silkscreen on Arches paper Edition: 248/250, plus proofs Size: 36.5 x 30 inches Condition: Good Inscription: Signed...
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1980s Op Art

Materials

Screen

"Babel 3"
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: offset lithograph (after Vasarely). Printed in 1972 in Neuchatel, Switzerland on thick, high-gloss paper and published by Editions du Griffon for the "Vasarely Progressions 1...
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1970s Op Art

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Offset

Eclipse
Located in PARIS, FR
Éditions Denise René Matt acrylic-painted wood relief Signed. Exhibition at the Centre Pompidou, “Vasarely - le partage des formes”,
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1960s Op Art

Materials

Wood, Acrylic

Splice -- Print, Geometrical, Abstract, Op Art by Bridget RIley
Located in London, GB
Splice, 1975 Bridget Riley Screenprint in colours, on wove Signed, dated, titled and, numbered from the edition of 45 Printed by Graham Henderson, London Sheet: 75.3 × 54 cm (29.6 ×...
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1980s Op Art

Materials

Screen

Optical Abstraction by Enrico Sirello, 1974 - Italian Arte Programmata Movement
Located in Firenze, IT
Optical Abstraction by Enrico Sirello, 1974 - Italian Arte Programmata Movement Enrico Sirello (Livorno, 1930 - 2012) Study for a Mural no. 1 (Black Background and Red Axes), 1974 A...
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1970s Op Art

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Acrylic Polymer

Inward Eye, #9 Geometric Abstract OP Art Screenprint by Richard Anuszkiewicz
Located in Long Island City, NY
Richard Anuszkiewicz (American, 1930 - ) created the "Inward Eye" portfolio after a conversation with a friend who said that Anuszkiewcz's works reminded him of William Blake's work....
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1970s Op Art

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Screen

Op Art art for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Op art available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add art created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, purple, orange, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Victor Vasarely, Roy Ahlgren, Victor Debach, and Yaacov Agam. Frequently made by artists working with Screen Print, and Paint and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Op Art, so small editions measuring 2 inches across are also available. Prices for art made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $66 and tops out at $350,000, while the average work sells for $1,616.

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